Oklahoma Research Paper

The Trail of Tears was a testament to the cruelty and disrespect we showed toward the Native Americans. This paper will show how the United States used its legislative power and brute force to remove the Indian tribes. From the election of Andrew Jackson, and the implementation of the Indian Removal Act. The Creeks, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole and their actions against the removal process. Finally, how the Cherokee used the legal process to fight evacuation of their nation.

Oklahoma was once referred to as the “Unassigned Lands” (Fugate,138). This land was land inside Indian Territory that had not been claimed by one of the tribes (Hoig). Whites believed they were entitled to this land and wanted to get the statement across that America is a “white man’s country” (Dorman, 38). Immediately after Benjamin Harrison, the United States of America’s president at the time, announced the land would be opened for settlement, people began gathering their belongings, loading their wagons, or preparing their horses for travel. Thousands of people crowded the borders of the Unassigned Lands in hopes of establishing a settlement in the area (Fugate,140). At noon on April 22, 1889, people dashed across the land with their belongings seeking a plot of land. The Oklahoma Land Run was an exciting, puzzling, and in some cases, a violent day in Oklahoma’s history.

In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma.

If two people of different races are just alike you shouldn’t separate them. But you also shouldn’t tell one part of the story to make something or someone look good. The Plessy vs. Ferguson case came up with the famous quote “separate but equal” Meaning things could be separated between races as long as each race had all the same things. Particularly in this case between Blacks and Whites, but in schools, restaurants, and many other places it wasn’t equal. So there was a case called Brown vs. Board of Education which fought to integrate schools and Brown won. The first to integrate was the Little Rock Nine in Little Rock, Arkansas. While the Little Rock Nine were integrating the press illuminated and distorted information and pictures of the

The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, four being in Kansas. Each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative to the House for a two-year term. Representatives are also called congressmen/congresswomen. The four Kansas representatives are Tim Huelskamp, Lynn Jenkins, Kevin Yoder, and Mike Pompeo. They are all four Republicans and represent the four different districts in Kansas. Tim has the first district, Lynn the second, Kevin the third and Mike the fourth. Harvey County is located in the fourth district.

One “key event” of the American Civil Rights Movement occurred when nine African- American students enrolled in an all- white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 4, 1957. (History). Although, in 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public school was unconstitutional, integration was not common at the time and many people were upset with the changes including the governor, Orval Faubus (History). This essay will present information on the life and achievements of the students that were apart of the Little Rock Nine.

My state is Texas. It makes up 1/12 of all of America's land. It joined the union December 29, 1845 making it the 28th state to join. It is also known as the Lone Star State. But it got its name from the Indian word ‘tejas’ which means friend.

There are many ways that the press worked to clarify events for the national audience from the Little Rock Nine. The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine black children who wanted a chance to go to Central High School for educational purposes. What they didn't know was that there were segregationists who would do everything in their power to make sure the black students wouldn't have the experience they wanted at Central. The media took these moments to make news that everyone would see and know about.

The Ohio statehouse had multiple people contribute to its construction; there were numerous architects and several others. In 1838 there was a design competition held by the government to decide how the building would be built. Many entries were received from the public around the county, and most were either architects or artists. The winner was Henry Walter from Cincinnati while second place went to Martin E. Thompson from New York and third place went to Thomas Cole who was a landscape painter. The design of the statehouse was centered around all three of the winners, and Alexander Jackson Davis, an architectural consultant, drew the design. The construction of the statehouse began on July 4, 1839, and 22 years later the structure was completed in 1861.

The Civil Rights Movement was a dark time in American History, but with the help of many special people, The African Americans were able to achieve their goal. The Whites used violence against the African Americans, while The African Americans believed in nonviolent protest. In the book, Voices of Freedom: An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s through the 1980s, Henry Hampton and Steve Fayer include firsthand accounts describing the situation during the time of The Little Rock Nine. At the time, schools were segregated and African Americans felt that schools should integrate.

Over the course of 1838 and 1830, The Cherokee Native American tribe were forced to desert their land and move into a new territory located in modern-day Oklahoma. This mandated migration was part of Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal policy. It was referred to by the Cherokee people as the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears provides an accurate representation of the federal government's change in policy towards the Native Americans. Federal policy towards Native Americans began in 1787 when Congress approved the Northwest Ordinance. In the Northwest Ordinance there was a clause that stated, “ the utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians; their land and property she'll never be taken without their consent; and, in their property, rights, and Liberty, they shall never be invaded or disturbed.” Other bills and regulations were passed through the years that classified Native American tribes as their own Nations. This meant that the United States government had no power on Indian Territory. In addition, it meant that white settlers could not move on to their territory take their land and if they were to do this the Native Americans

Twentieth Century America, more specifically the year of 1957. We have come so far since, then It was many years of ups and downs; furthermore, there are some years perceived to be its most defining but the one that is most prevalent is 1957 due to the growth, overcoming of obstacles, and inventions. This year is unique or “the most defining” because political and cultural actions happened such as a walk out of a high school in Arkansas, a race to get to space first and the invention of the Frisbee.

Northeast Oklahoma, Southwest Missouri, and Southeast Kansas make of the Tri –State Mining District. The Northeast Oklahoma area was within Indian Territory, where large deposits of lead and zinc were extracted from the land. In early 1890s, mining towns were developed quickly to by many European immigrant miners, experienced with the dangerous work. The result of the mining created billions of dollars in revenue. The hazards of mining eventually forced entire towns to abandon the area because of the toxic waste that was contaminating the water supply; Picher, Oklahoma being a prime example of mining boomtown turned into a ghost town.

Kansas Listeni/ˈkænzəs/ is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States.[5] It is named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area.[6] The tribe's name (natively kką:ze) is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south wind", although this was probably not the term's original meaning.[7][8] Residents of Kansas are called "Kansans". For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes. Tribes in the eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the river valleys. Tribes in the western part of the state were semi-nomadic and hunted large herds of bison. Kansas was first settled by European Americans in the 1830s, but the pace of settlement

Historical background: Oklahoma's recorded history began in 1541 when Spanish explorer Coronado ventured through the area on his quest for the "Lost City of Gold." The land that would eventually be known as Oklahoma was part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.